THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
* OVER 3000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME L—NUMBER 43
THE ENTERPRISE
Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Friday, May 'Mi. 1017
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
ESTABLISHED 1899
Plaiwing Xo I)is
the board of education is planning
to carry its problems before the
com missioners.
The local committee is anxious
^ to have a lunch room and four ad
ditional class rooms provided, but
they have a secondary plan call
ing for the alteration of the man
ual arts building for a lunch
room and ihe opening of two class
looms in the basement and in
cloak rooms at the elementary
building.
The county school budget is
also slated for a review by the
authorities during the meeting
opening at 10:00 o’clock next
Monday morning. The budget fig
(Conlinued on page two)
Two Minor Road
Wrecks Reported
Two minor accidents were re
ported on local streets this week,
investigating officers stating- that
no one was hurt and that the re
sulting property damage would
hardly exceed $225.
The first of the accidents was
reported near the underpass on
West Main Street Monday after
noon about 1:00 o'clock when
Home Agent Cleopatra Tyner
stopped to make a left turn into
the road leading to the Odd Fel
lows Cemetery. A Ford, driven
by an unknown person, stopped
without hitting the Negro home
agent's car. A Moore taxi, driven
by Whitfield and traveling west,
also stopped, but Mrs. John 13.
Roberson, trailing close behind,
could not stop in time to avoid
plowing into the taxi. Damage to
tiie Roberson Plymouth was esti
mated at $150 by Officer Chas.
Moore who made the investiga
tion. Mrs. Christine Jenkins
Quick, riding in the Roberson car,
was slightly hurt on the arm, one
report stated.
I A school bus driven by Ralph
Eugene Andrews and a 1946 Ford
driven by Henry Wayne Whitley,
1144 Sunset Avenue, Rocky
Mount, crashed at the intersection
of the Jamesville and Washington
Roads at the 2-Way Service Sta
tion early Wednesday afternoon.
No-one was hurt and damage to
the gar will hardly exceed $75, In
vestigating officer Chas. Moore
said. No damage was done to the
^ school bus. One report staled
that Whitley did not see the stop
sign on the school bus in time to
avoid crashing into the vehicle.
He was cited to the local mayor's
court -for a hearing Friday night.
f COUNTY BOARD
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Holding their regular
monthly meeting here next
Monday, the Martin County
Commissioners are likely to
be in session a greater part of
the day handling routine
business and special matters.
Budget figures for the new
fiscal year will come up for
preliminary review, but no
final action is expected until
the authorities meet in spec
ial matters.
Budget figures for the new
fiscal year will come up for
preliminary review, but no
final action is expected until
the authorities meet in spec
ial session later in the month.
The possibility of opening a
hospital in the county is
scheduled for discussion, and
the county board of educa
tion members are planning to
meet with the commissioners
to discuss school needs.
Arrest Made In
UiAtrrilll Att'IJ'k
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Case Wednesday
Hi« Coiulitu;;; Worse, Vit
tim Of Assault lirnio'
William Ruffin, young colored
man who was shot in Jamesville
iate last sunuav ingiii, nas oeen
removed from his nome there to a
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.— -••u . .r rested
and placed in the county jail here
Wednesday r.ft.—u.in,
tlumn, wan an estimated 8!)
small gun shot in one foot and
eight or ten in the other, was
placed in the hospital when in
fection developed Wednesday,
last reports from the institution
stating that his condition was seri
ous.
While no arrest was made im
j mediately in the case, officers
I were busy piecing together the
, few available details, Repeated
I questioning disclosed threats
made by Glenn Currie against
persons using a path leading by
his home. One person, whose
name could not be learned here,
was said to have walked along the
path a short time before the at
tack, spoke to Currie and went on
unmolsted. Ruffin told officers a
white man attacked him, but ex
plained that he did not know his
name. Currie and a brother, W. T.
"Tony,” were carried before Ruf
fin but while he could not defin
itely identify his assailant, flu
victim said he was positive it was
ouc of the two men who stopped
and shot him.
It was later learned by James
ville’s officer, Paul Holliday, that
Tony Currie had carried a gun
some time after the attack to a
camp on the river, and damaging
evidence was revealed when
“Tony” was questioned. “Tony,”
(Continued on page six)
Jamesville Wins
In FFA Contest
The District F. F. A. contests
were held in Goldsboro Saturday,
May 24. Contests held were Pub
lic Speaking, Livestock Judging,
and Parliamentary Procedure.
Winners of eight federations par
ticipated in each contest. Mem
bers of the Jamesville chapter
participating in the contests were:
Perlie Modlin. Jr., winner of the
Public Speaking contest; Billy
Martin, William Perry, and Perlie
Modlin, Jr., livestock team that
gained a position in the State
Livestock Judging Contest; and
the officers of the chapter, Perlie
Modlin, Jr., Dorman Gaines. Billy
Brewer, Fred Allen, and Marvin
Perry, who participated in the
Parliamentary Procedure Con
test. The Jamesville Chapter was
the only one in the district to
place two teams in the state con
tent to be held during the State
F. F. A. Convention in Raleigh
July b 9, and 10.
Newlv JElect^4 Off iria-UJ^tarl
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Judge J. C. Smith
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In County's Court
Several Loiift Komi I'erma
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laiiiiltM* lo $ ! .’l,»
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Numerically, business picked
i up in the county court last Mon
day following a bad slump the
I week before. However, ll._ .
j made no record financially, the
| limited amount w ^upi».> «>■ « po11 > i ..
-»i n 11 rl H < • • •. nrl
. , .mi lit.- v> v * *J j;: ; ..
! tv-eight candidates. twenty young
ladies and eight boys. Added
features were the special award
presentations and the delivery id
a war memorial plaque, a gift of
Ihe iiininr el.-ts^ In the «eh..n1
".. 'he main addle It.
L. uiuurn, cnairman 01 un I.
school district conunitit i. pn st nt
ed diplomas to the graduate
Jeanette Rhodes Andrew.
Lucy Marie Andrews, Sally
Rhodes Bailey, Trolah Wai I
Bailey, Eleanor Jane Bank . Dan
iel Molotha Bowen, Evelyn l,.,.,
i ■ nee Bowen, Thomas Burris
Brandon, Jr., Thelma Louise Car
row, Joseph Colutnh' ”
Selma Cathe...., ^,v.. . ., IT,; ... .
Mortimer Everett. Marv L mi e
Griffin, Ethelyn Loui.-e Iline ,
Mary Elizabeth Hopkins, Hugh
Glenn Horton, Jr.. Dorothy Loui -
Leggett, Mary Neel Lindsley,
Elizabeth Taylor Manning, Jean
ette Lanier Myers, Irene Eliza
beth Parker, Reginald Davis
Peele, William Henry Roge
Charles Briggs Siceloff, Jr., Sally
Elizabeth Taylor, Joyce Sylvia
(Continued on page six)
Native Of County
Buried Wednesday
Mrs. Nora Lanier Taylor, na
tive of Ibis county, died in a
Gioenville hospital last Tin- da>
morning at 9:10 o'clock follow
iag a lung period ot declining
health.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in Greenville's Jarvis Memor
ial Methodist Church Wednesday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by her
pastor, Kcv. Hubert W Bradshaw,
and interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery, Greenville.
The daughter of D. E. Lanier of
this county and his late wife, Mrs.
Allie Wynne Lanier, Mrs. Taylor
was born in Everetts 49 years
ago. She spent more of her life
there and in the Bear Gra s Com
munity before locating in Green
ville about 11 years ago.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. J. II Jones of Norfolk and
Elsie and Doris Lou Taylor of the
home; two sons, Marvin D Tay
lor oi Norfolk, and Bobbie Taylor
of the home; three sisters, Mrs.
Pattic Clark Micelle and Mrs. Ed
ward Ricks of Greenville and
Mrs. W. H. Grimmer of Peters
burg. Va.; one brother. J. D. La
mer of Newport News, and two
Orondchiidrtu.
Expect \\ liolesale
Resignations In
All Departments
No Kadical Mmcs Antici
pated H\ New Majority
In Official Family
Williamston's official governing
family- a new mayor, three new
'•omrhimoner.s and two old mem
bers of the board- will meet in
the board s room in the town hall
next Monday evening at 8 o’clock
for the first session in a new two
year term.
The new board includes a ne„
mayor, Robert Co wen: three new
! commissioners, Ben D. Courtney,
| John Hatton Gurganus and K. u.
Worrell, and two old conn..iso_
j ers, N. C Green and G. II. Harri
1 son, the set-up giving a clear ma
jority to tiu newiy elected mem
bers.
Holding no recognir ^os.t.on
as vet in the town’s official gov
erning body, the newiv elected
men explained tins that it
would be a bit forward on their
| t t. . diet :• a,finite course
| of action. However, u was inti
1 mated by one swu.ee that whole*
■ ■ ... e.,„v,
i.L.u’ii, It .... ■ p.antcc! out, wiii
' .u.=umont for all eon
i cornea j'ne .u .. ... . leete ... .
(explained that no extensive
I / • > I -1 • i 111 . , . * id
anticipated, but it is apparent that
- nine chon ;cs are to be expected.
| No radical piogram is to ho ex
i lh’cit’d tii int iiiuiu.i <>[ I'n. new
! I.,,,., th'* off
J V.. 4111b. ’ f ins th:;: week,
hive program being considered.
"We are intrusted in the welfare
hind progress of the town, and we
are pledging our best efforts to
ward a safe, sane and progressive
iiovornment.” one of the new of
nciais expiameo, uuuing mat it is
* •<>/•«< rtf Hfvpl
t'pjnt tiLo call lor some citanged hi
basic rules and regulations as they
relate to traffic, parking, police
protection and other allied prob
lems, A general tightening-up in
the town's government as to all its
. <>p< i .ding function.; is expected.
!l i. understood that new mem
bers of the official family have
' .*>••“ •'I,..si.s ui ine
• v.pi’i til lllg luuvtiv/i'ai mab
methods employed by other towns
have been observed in support of
(Continued on page six)
Retiring After
Years Of Service
Thro- of Williamston's (own
cnmmi ii'Hoi- L. P. Lindsley, V,
I). Godwin and li. T. Griffin—and
Mayoi John L. Has ell, are retir
ing from the public positions after
i years of service.
Commissioner Lawrence P.
land.'lev has been a member of
Ihe board for twenty-two years,
.m ving as mayor pro-1 cm several
terms. He seldom pinch-hitted in
the mayor's position until last
year . !.v -gaizcd head of
the town government was taken
j ill.
Mayor John L. Hassell is com
pleting his seventh consecutive
term, having served previously
one term. During his last tenure
of offiee he never missed a regu
lar meeting of the board for more
than thirteen years. He is relin
quishing the post with the know
ledge of having ably served as the
titular head of the town for so
long a time and looks forward to
his retirement from politics.
Commissioner V. D. Godwin,
Sr., is completing fourteen years
! of set vice and Commissioner R. T.
Griffin is winding up his third
term.
Commissions G II. Harrison is
beginning his fifteenth term, and
Commissioner N. C. Green is
starting his eleventh term next
Monday.
It will be the first term for
Mayor Robert Cowen and Coni
i mis aoners Ren D Courtney. John
Hatton Gtuganus and K. D. Wor
rell.